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  • Vernonia glauca
    … conducted at the Chicago Botanic Garden, broad-leaved ironweed received a good rating for growing in local conditions. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • Plant Giveaway
    … or in their backyard garden. A care sheet with growing information and use tips is available for visitors to photograph. Note: seedlings or seeds are distributed each program day while …
    Type: Event for Calendar
  • Acalypha hispida
    … native to New Guinea and Malaysia; it is widely cultivated in tropical areas. It is known for the long, fuzzy red catkin flowers that can reach up to 18 inches long. The leaves are …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • Acer palmatum 'Inaba-shidare'
    … The plant grows 10 feet in height with a spread exceeding its height, and it is highly admired for its wonderful horizontal branches. Use the Japanese maple as a specimen plant. May and June …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • Actaea pachypoda 'Misty Blue'
    … the late spring,  followed by clusters of white berries on bright magenta stems in mid summer for a shade plant that's never boring. There are over 35 different species of bugbane or Actaea , …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • Allium thunbergii 'Ozawa'
    … and other Asian countries. In Japan, the common name is rakkyo , and it is commonly grown for pickles, which are usually labeled as pickled shallots. Archived Copy: This content was …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • Astilbe chinensis 'Finale'
    … After the blooms have died, the stalks with the dried seed heads are often left in place for winter interest. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • Astilbe chinensis 'Visions'
    … After the blooms have died, the stalks with the dried seedheads are often left in place for winter interest. This is an excellent cut flower. Archived Copy: This content was captured …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • Astilbe rivularis var. myriantha
    … After the blooms have died, the stalks with the dried seed heads are often left in place for winter interest. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • Astilbe x arendsii 'Brautschleier'
    … After the blooms have died, the stalks with the dried seed heads are often left in place for winter interest. 'Brautschleier' has received the Award of Garden Merit from the Royal …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant